CxC Chapter 61: Law of Legends (Patreon)

~Yuta Yukimura~

Despite my soul being filled to the brim with the throbbing and exciting feeling of triumph over an extremely powerful opponent my body felt... hmm how I do put it into words?

I felt like I got hit by a truck, then that truck backed up over me, and then 40 men jumped out of the back of a truck and beat me to death with baseball bats. Before backing up over me one last time just to make sure I was down for the count.

That was roughly a tenth of what I was feeling as I was plummeting to the ground.

But hey, I killed that smug prick.

"YUTA!"

Before I could even fall 3 meters after getting my ass bailed out by YOLO booby- I mean Kuroka moved far faster than I could see and grabbed me gently in a princess carry. Some would call it emasculating but those people do not have the privilege of being carried by a pretty girl as their breasts are pressing up against you.

Seeing Kuroka's look of concern and fear hurt me just a little as I tried to smile and crack a joke but...

"Blurb. Cough!"

When I tried to vocalize a word all that came out was a bloody blurb as blood left my lungs, right, blood was everywhere it wasn't supposed to be right now. And my insides were still getting ravaged by holy energies that were left over. Honestly, the only reason I was still cognizant was because of the sheer adrenaline and mania in my body preventing me from taking the full brunt of the pain I was being assaulted with.

I was definitely going to be crying and screaming when this adrenaline faded and I had to face the full brunt of the pain.

"Yuta! Can you hear me!? Stay with me!"

Not being able to verbalize I did the next best thing.

And gave Kuroka a shaky thumbs up, seeing that her visage got considerably more relaxed knowing I was still cognizant. To be able to communicate I briefly slotted in shadow storage and took out a pen and paper, feeling a sharp piercing pain in my soul as I did so but still I took it and wrote it shaky writing.

'Asia'

"Right nya. Asia-chan. Hubby needs some healing~!"

Kuroka moved so fast I could barely see and appeared in front of a shocked Asia, I didn't even feel vertigo, Kuroka was next level.

"Y-Yuta-san! I'm on it!"

I felt the blissful sensation of Asia's Twilight Healing doing jack shit to heal me. It was working about as well as a common-rated ability, it was trying to heal me but the holy energy was still in me stinking up the place. At least it felt better than not being healed.

"Wait a second. Hubby? Who are you to say that Kuroka?"

"Nee-san?"

This was the fiercest I had seen Rias as she stood between me and Kuroka with her arms crossed and her face firm. Koneko looked like she was going through so many emotions at once that she physically couldn't settle with any one single emotion while Kuroka tilted her head.

"Hmm? Is there a problem nya~? I have been with him longer than any of you, we even used to cuddle on the couch almost every day. He is obviously my mate. If anything, you guys are the thieving cats nya~."

Koneko grabbed her head with with her hands and looked like she was having a mental breakdown, I could see the spirals in her eyes.

"Nee-san... you... you were here all along? And you were using your cat form to harass Yuta? You...! It was you wasn't it...!? That dammed cat...!"

Kuroka whistled and averted her eyes.

"Harass is a... strong word Shirone."

"Yeah, freeloading more like, taking advantage of my boyfriend's generous heart. Bum."

Rias chimed in as Kuroka winced. I was just about to laugh when I remembered that I may or may not have blood-filled lungs right now. YOLO was not lying when it said it wouldn't heal me beyond the minimum to not die.

I felt the world around me get darker and darker and I was just glad I wouldn't have to deal with whatever was going on since I would be unconscious.

So I gladly let unconsciousness take over, knowing I probably wouldn't die.

It would really suck if I managed to die at this stage-

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~Yuta Yukimura~

This was not the state of unconsciousness I was commonly aware of.

There was nothing around me, I felt like I was just floating around in a... void.

Ah, that tracks. Maybe because I used it so often the inside of my mind resembled the void as well? Was this the inside of my soul? I could tell that something was incomplete here but I couldn't put my finger on what it was.

Whatever, this just gives me the opportunity to roll my tickets while I wait to wake up.

Let's see my haul.

1x Legendary Ability Gacha Ticket, 1x Platinum Trait Gacha Ticket, 3x Random Gold Gacha Ticket

Let me tell you, if I wasn't in the form of a disembodied spirit right now I would be so unfathomably hard right now.

A Legendary Ticket, I didn't even know those existed, a tier above the diamond. Considering my first Diamond gave me Devil Trigger, my crutch of all crutches. I can't wait to see what the Legendary will give me.

...Actually, I can because I am rolling those golds first. Rolling the highest tickets first was the route to angering goddess luck.

This is the biggest haul I've ever had. And I will need everything I can get considering I'm absolutely sure my body will be fucked beyond recognition for the near future due to that whole Exalt stunt I pulled.

Without further ado. Give me what you got.

Rolling Gold Random Gacha...

A Rare Trait!

[Greater Headpat]

|Rarity: Rare|

You were born with hands made for patting the heads of cute girls. Girls feel much more pleasure from you petting their heads, giving a comforting and comfortable feeling when you do, maybe even arousal if they are kinky. This also helps dispel negative mental effects and build affection. Even the most frigid emo won't be able to fight the power of your palms.

I can just tell Koneko and her sister are going to enjoy this one. I won't say no to more cuddling.

I rolled again and my eyes widened as I saw the blue light on the screen signifying that I had pulled an elite but...

Rolling Gold Random Gacha...

An Elite Trait!!

[The Taker]

|Rarity: Elite|

"You wake up with a dream, a harem full of... what the fuck?" You are the Taker, all beings of the opposite gender that are either Infernal, Holy or Divine find themselves more attracted to you and it is easier to earn their affection.

...I share your sentiment gacha. I will admit Helltaker has come in clutch so far and I wouldn't trade it for anything. But a trait that makes gods more affectionate towards me in a world with hundreds of gods can only end so well.

Just look towards my situation with Grayfia and Venelana as an example.

...Please don't tell me I will get into similar situations with characters like Hera or something. There is only so much trouble my milf hunting can get me into.

Due to acquiring an upgrade, the Trait - Helltaker has been refunded.

+1x Silver Trait Gacha Ticket

Well now, the system is concerningly generous today. Might as well roll it.

Rolling Silver Trait Gacha...

A Common Trait.

[Chronolog]

|Rarity: Common|

You have a perfect internal clock, you can when was the last time you did something. You can recall things by the milliseconds and you are perfect in timing things like a stopwatch too.

Not everything is a winner I guess. It's not horrible but so niche I probably won't make much use of it.

Rolling Gold Random Gacha...

A Rare Ability.

[Hydrification]

|Rarity: Rare| |Class: Changer, Emitter|

Allows the user to turn their body into water at will, allowing them to slip away, be immune to physical attacks and gain increased mobility. But turning into water also makes the user vulnerable to weaknesses water has.

Huh, two water-based abilities in a row huh? They could make a nasty combo. I'll have to experiment with them when I get out.

Now then, Platinum trait. It would honestly be great to get an elite combat trait. I am starting to notice that my traits seemed to be aimed more at making me the greatest gigolo in myth rather than a true powerhouse.

Rolling Platinum Trait Gacha...

An Elite Trait!

[Dealmaker]

|Rarity: Elite|

A Deal's a Deal. Whenever people make a deal with you, they feel compelled to fulfil their end of the deal. In addition, it's far easier to goad people into making or accepting outrageous bets and deals.

Huh, this kinda reminds me of the first power I was offered. I guess this isn't terrible, being less likely to be screwed over by deals in a world with magical contracts and fae is a good thing to have. So is getting more favourable deals.

Now then.

Legendary.

I can't say I can predict how this will go. Epic abilities are potent. Devil Trigger and Chaos Observer Form prove that. The gap between Rare and Elite was big, the gap between Elite and Epic was even bigger. Then what about the gap between an Epic and a Legendary? I was eager to find out.

RNGesus, Lady Luck, all gods of luck in this plane of reality, the outer ones beyond. Please bless this roll.

Spin it.

Rolling Legendary Ability Gacha...

A Legendary Ability!!!

[Law of Regression]

|Rarity: Legendary| |Class: Recovery, Alter|

Allows the user to regress causality, turning something into its original form or what it's meant to be and dispelling all negative status effects and effects in the process. The more a target regresses, the more energy is expended. The more potent the phenomena you enforce the law of causality on the more backlash you suffer. Karmic backlash cannot be healed by normal means and must fade over time.

...Kokabiel you glorious piece of shit, it seems like you were worth something after all.

Holy mother of all recovery abilities. This is the first time I have heard of healing through causality reversal. Not even time reversal, just straight fucking with karma.

If I got cursed I could regress it, if I got poisoned I could regress it, if I got injured I could regress it. As long as the karmic backlash wasn't too bad of course. Sure, it had no offensive uses since it only changed the state of an entity and couldn't be used as a time rewind on an area but that is picking on too many nits.

Best part? I could actually use this to heal the holy energy poisoning I had. Hopefully, if the Karmic backlash wasn't too high at least or else I would be making things worse.

Still, I say it truly lives up to the moniker of a Legendary ability.

But as I was gleefully thinking about what I could use this broke bullshit I felt a tugging sensation. I could feel myself waking up and leaving this weird void purgatory. Despite only having been here for only 8 hours 21 minutes and 2 seconds.

When the hell did I stay here for that long? Was I unconscious or something of the sort inside of the void dimension? Did I get inceptioned? Falling asleep inside of a dream?

Ramblings aside, I let the pull of the waking world take me. I did not want to worry others by staying asleep for too long even if it meant waking up to pain. I could thug it out like I always did.

Truth is, emotional pain was worse than any physical pain. Physical pain may fade but emotional pain may not. So I wanted to avoid unnecessary pain to my loved ones.

My eyelids fluttered open as I woke up to the real world and felt... surprisingly not as in pain. Still in immense pain, enough to make me regret ever holding that damn sword but manageable. The worst of the pain I felt was being soothed by something, like a warm, soft, rumbling sensation on top of me.

Tilting my head slightly I didn't know what I expected to see. But it certainly was not Koneko and her sister lying on top of my half-naked body with their naked bodies and a soft glow of magic lightning up our points of contact.

Noticing that I was awake despite my stunned silence Kuroka tilted her head up at me and gave me a cheshire grin.

"Finally you are awake nya~ I was starting to get concerned. Right Shirone?"

Koneko also looked up at me and I noticed an overwhelmingly cute pair of cat ears on top of her head. She looked at me with teary eyes.

"I'm so glad. I thought I lost you n-nya~"

"Urgh!!!"

"Yuta!?" "Dear!?"

I clenched my chest, it felt just like I got stabbed by Excalibur again as Koneko sounded like a cat. That cuteness was more lethal than Kokabiel was and that said a lot because he actually straight up killed me.

That was dangerous.

"I'm gonna n-needd cough a lot of explanation from you guys."

A/N: Kuroka's appearance and Kokabiel's death have officially derailed the canon completely. Some things may stay similar but things are going to get a lot wilder now. Speaking of Kuroka, did you guys like her little scene with her asserting her position?

Holy gacha is all I can say. Yuta really got the Helltaker upgrade, now none of the DxD mythos is safe. And the Legendary ability he got is revealed, the Law of Regression is literally one of the best restoration abilities in the gacha and it is really really useful in DxD. What did you guys think about the rolls and the end scene with the two sisters? I'd love to hear your thoughts about it.